[Gabe]

try running the setup, and change any option to either install, or to never install. Leaving any option set to, run of first or run from cd will ask for a cd. another thing, if you are a real advanced user of windows and understand class id's and lcoations you can search the registry to find what class id is assigned to the office msi. that class id will have a corresponding file in c:\winnt\installer. Its a hidden directory that remains hidden even if show hidden files and directories is enabled. Anyway in that folder there is a msi with the class id on it. The purpose of this file part of the self repairing feature with MSI technology. Normally it works really well, but when ti doesnt,.you got problems. I'd suggest uninstalling completeley, then doing a reinstall, choosing custom, and setting the options either not installed, or install to hard drive.